No to flu flus. Broadheads if on the ground or not over head high where I can get my arrow and broadhead back. I use Hex heads if not a broadhead. Squirrel season here opens Aug. 15.

Our spring squirrel opens on may 10 which is also the last two days of Turkey season. Test shoot a Broadhead into a tree and you'll likely decide not to use broadheads for squirrel unless they are on the ground.

I carry Judos and a couple of broadheads. Will be interesting to see where the squirrels are early in the season. Sometimes they are mostly 50-80' up and you have to catch them on the ground

Always good to have a couple flu-flu's with you for when they're flattened against a branch, thinking they're hiding. I've never had any luck with flu's when they're on the ground or in scurry mode in the trees. Too noisy & too slow. Most of the time they're gone before the arrow gets to them with regular fletching. I've missed 'em & had them smile & give me the finger. Quick little buggers. That's around my house, yours may be different. I usually use hex blunts, especially if I have my dog with me. Have had them bounce off with less than perfect hits. I get lucky once in a while.

Have read that peanut butter on the side of a tree is supposed to work. I've never tried it, think its illegal here.

I use ace heads or Carbon Express blunt heads.I take 25+ tree rats a year and have never shoot in the trees.

Game Nabbers maybe? I have some.

Baiting is illegal here as well and I hope it stays that way.

How is it you have such an early season wish we did not until the fall. in Pa. and NJ.

Being an avid squirrel/rabbit hunter I find that squirrels can be more difficult to get penetration with blunts than rabbits, particularly when shooting lighter weight bows or at the longer ranges. These work great. I think I bought them from 3 Rivers about 10 years ago. The bottom has the edges cut and twisted to produced both shock and bleeding.

May 1st here now to get some arrows ready for losing.. betcha the best flying will be the first lost and the worst will always find it's way home.

May 1st here now to get some arrows ready for losing.. betcha the best flying will be the first lost and the worst will always find it's way home.

Cant wait till Sept 1st to lose some arrows:) We have a ton around the house , but no spring season. I guess I could ask the game warden for a crop damage permit:)

Looking forward to it. Have to see if I can show ya up !! Doubtful though.

You should change your handle to dm/squirrelskin

Lets see if this works. This squirrel knew the season went out the other week. Just yards from me with bow in hand. Pigs was on my menu.

http://youtu.be/pcIoZdGrXBQ

You didn't say anything about cameras !!!

131 days and counting for me

I have always used Judo points for squirrels. I'll always have a flu-flu with me in case I get a shot at one directly above me low in a tree. Like everyone else said they are too slow and noisy past about 10 yds.

http://youtu.be/S0EG87ZYazE

This fox squirrel didn't like me in the white oak tree next to his white oak tree while I was deer hunting last fall.

Toehead, Id love too. But its a little drive out there:)

I need at least 131 days of practice to hit one anyway:)

Arent they having babies in the spring??? So if u kill one u kill several??

Grey squirrels have Spring and early Fall babies.

spring squirrel season is for shotgunning...but you can still be "trad" ;-)

and smoke them.lol

Squirrel season in the spring while they are having and rearing babies??? Wow, and I thought our DOW was hosed up....

Mating season for eastern gray squirrels actually takes place twice a year, from December-February, then again from June-August (or a little later for northern regions). I would suspect that by the 15 May young are about on there own.

That's how you control the population. I've killed deer, hogs and squirrels with babies inside them. Just the way it is. You can look at it another way to. If you kill a female animal that is not pregnant, she probably would be in time if you hadn't killed her.

Squirrel stew with a wabbit thrown in.

Zbone, in VA the Spring squirrel season is two weeks mid June. At that time the first litter are weaned and the second not yet concieved (or if so only by a few days). No real impact on the squirrel population.

Also squirrel and other small rodents are a "R-selected species" ...in effect predation has practically no impact on an R Selected species' numbers.

Their reproductive capacity is so high that only environmental stress factors (food/nutrition, cold/heat stress, cover, water, etc) can offset it.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/ruralvirginian/opinion/adventures/spring-squirrel-season-is-for-kids/article_f6d54584-c48e-11e2-87a8-0019bb30f31a.html

Those putting exact breeding dates for squirrel, all I can say is I have a squirrel nextbox an white oak tree 15 paces from my door to the deck, and at no time are there not a litter of baby grey/black squirrels in that nestbox from April through September. Litter after litter, one grows and gone, another begins... There are at least 2 litters a year in that box, sometimes 3....

Wolfskin do you do any squirrel hunting...

That's impressive.

Dustin... You ever tried puttin a flat washer behind your field tip? Some folks also use a wing nut.. I use broadheads whenever possible.. And just pick my shots..

Toehead, what part of Oklahoma are you located in? We do quite a bit of squirrel hunting here in Northeast Oklahoma but most of it is in Dec. and Jan. when deer season is winding down and the ticks aren't so bad.

Toehead, may the force be with you.

We squirrel hunt almost totally on public hunting land. Maybe we can get a group together this winter and hunt Kaw Lake. I haven't squirrel hunted that area but it would be about the same distance for both of us to drive.

Zbone, no one is forcing you to kill your pet squirrels :-) 2-(or even 3) litters a year and with young weaned at 30-days of age still leaves you time for both a spring and fall squirrel season.... we aren't pinpointing exact pupping-dates, we are saying that a mid-spring squirrel season is well within sound conservation parameters...

along theselines, anyone up for a "trade" squirrel-hut?

Put this one on ice with a MagnusII. Yes it does snow in Georgia sometimes.

good shootin ";)

Saw this off color squirrel a few years ago while deer hunting.

dm/wolfskin - Cool looking squirrel, is it a grey squirrel or red/pine squirrel?... Thnax

It's a grey. Its tail has the normal color to it. I did see it the next year once but I never thought about shooting it. Too many regular phases around. Course deer was the main objective on this property but I did take a few shots at at some greys and one poor coyote got too close to me in my tree.

toehead, sometimes it's a shame we can't edit our posts on here ;-)

with a season from may to the end of February & a limit of 12 with possession limit of 48 it's gonna be a blast here in Arkansas.

Hunting them with a bow is not going to put a dent in their population. I'm sure more get run over by cars than killed by bow hunters. They're fun to hunt. Just don't count your misses.lol

Shot this squirrel on Dec. 12, 2012 on my way back to my truck from deer hunting. It was up a tree about 15 ft barking at me. I pulled back my string 3 times before I loosed the arrow. I knew if I miss my arrow would probably lost. You can see I had everything on my back.

Take pictures.

Tooks these pictures yesterday on my walk. Focus not too good. No pig sign found.

What's with squirrel season in the spring? Doesn't seem right to me.

SB, go back up the thread and read. Spring Squirrel season is as biologically and ethically sound, an idea as spring turkey season.

This time of year around here they are having thier young! Or have very young still in the nest. Wouldn't be biological OR ethical to me! Plus we don't have hardly any squirrels anymore compared to the 70's and 80's. You can spend days in a tree stand and hardly ever see one anymore. Used to be all over the place! I quit hunting them years ago for that very reason.

Here in North Texas we have quite a few big fox squirrels and we also have a spring season in a lot of counties. Our season opens up May 1st and goes all the way to the end of may. Its one of my favorite times to squirrel hunt and I usually make a few outings with the bow and the shotgun.....Austin

Here's a few from this afternoon. I'm having a hard time getting my camera to focus on the squirrel at times.

Not my picture above.

My Shrew sure wants to turn an arrow loose but must wait 3 1/3 months and by then they'll be up in the trees hitting green hickery nuts. Haven't seen any pig sign in 3 weeks.

Yard squirrel this morning.

Love this thread!

The best and cheapest small game tip available. We have a Spring Season in VA, June 7-21. I just obtained a Kill Permit property today that includes antlerless deer, raccoon, squirrel. Groundhog, fox and coyote are open season.

VA... do you put an edge on those wings?

Scru_buck, Nah there's no real need. It's a blunt not a broadhead.

Toehead, my bow is 54#

I just obtained a new Kill Permit property yesterday. The permit includes: antlerless deer, raccoon, SQUIRREL. Foxes, coyotes and groundhog are open season. Hopefully pictures to follow.

Kill Permit is like a damage/nuisance stamp/tag. It lets me hunt from March through September when the regular season start up again.

Well you posted twice so you're 2/3 there...lol

I like the Magnus small gamers and the pdp's You should be ready Makes me want to drive out.

Ain't a real squirrel thread without a recipe or two. Pics are nice but, but formula must always accompany!

OUr seasons in the fall so we got plenty of natural bait. Just go sit next to a hickory and you'll be overrun. If theres no hickorys close by then sit by an oak.

I just use hex heads or steel blunts. Back as a kid I used to drill two holes in a steel blunt perpendicular to each other and drive nails thru them. Then clip off the nails so about half inch or so stuck out all the way around.

A couple years ago my buddy shot a squirrel facing him right in the chest. 4 blade pinned him to the tree. Squirrel got upset, chewed on the arrow , got the arrow unstuck from the tree, and ran up the tree with the arrow. Found the arrow under the oak the next day. Never found the squirrel.

If they weighed 100 lbs I wouldnt walk in the woods.

Hope you're ready Dustin.......sounds like the hunter might become the hunted. Dangerous times in the woods. Are you up to it ????????

nice setup Toehead what type arrows you using?

Here's one squirrel Im proud of. My son's first squirrel at age 5 in 2006 with my 410 that I got for Christmas back around 1960. Toehead, we some pictures of some squirrels.

Good luck Hopefully you will get one If not , you will have fun!

wolfskin I am loving that pic of your son and the old (Mossberg model 840, Bolt action?) .410

Fuzzy, yes it is a Mossberg. David is 13 now and he now shoots a Colt AR22 with a red dot on it. I don't have him hunting with a bow yet. He plays baseball 8 months out of the year.

great :-)

my favorite memories are when my dad took me squirrel hunting. Ill cherish those memories till I pass.

Every Sept when it rains in the woods... Im back there again.

Gonna have to use your fast arrows next squirrel hunt! They are lightning fast targets!

Glad to see I'm not the only one having trouble hittin 'em

Was good to go sit in the woods. Been too long. Got visited by two juvenile raccoons, saw lots of squirrels and enjoyed their antics. Loosed a few arrows but to no avail. Overall was a very enjoyable morning. Thanks for taking me toehead. Looking forward to our next trip afield. Maybe I will be a little more care free with my arrows!

Can't get excited about a June squirrel season here in VA. The woods here are filled with ticks and bugs and it's usually too warm.

I leave them to be fat in the fall of the year.

I got those small game heads from someone over on the tradgang site, but I can't remember what they're called. They are deadly on treerats!

A man could go hungry hunting squirrels with a bow (except DM/wolfskin)

But these they can be found everywhere and lots of shot oppertunities. What a way to spend labor day! Thats normally the time it starts in oHio:)

If youre like me, I have a hard time staying in one spot anymore. Moving from Oak to Oak you can see a lot of squirrels. Sometimes its just fun to watch em.

More browse on the edge. Sun light and new growth of plants.

Oh, August 15 is D day for squirrels around here.

Do you all use your deer hunting bows or do you use lighter weight bows?

I've enjoyed this thread. Brings back memories of me and my Dad squirrel hunting in May in the hills north and east of Tahlequah. That area was big red oak ridges and the squirrels were thick. They drove me crazy during deer season so I was more than happy to thin them out. An area I routinely hunted had a big mulberry tree growing in a little clearing. If the tree had fruit, it seemed every squirrel in the county would come it. We never did bow hunt for them though. Always used our Ruger 10/22s. If you can find a mulberry tree you need to set up on it. When my Dad had his 20 acres around Adair I used to bow hunt for squirrels along the creek that ran through his property. The hickories where the ticket if they had a good crop of nuts. If not, then the oaks and black walnuts were good trees to set up around. I killed several and missed a bunch. It was fun stalking them and trying to get really close. I love squirrel hunting and do a little bit in the fall behind my house.

Someone mentioned recipes for squirrel. Well, my Mom would pressure cook them. She would roll them in seasoned flour, brown in olive oil and pressure cook them. Pressure cooking would make the oldest, toughest boar squirrel fall-off-the-bone tender. It was messy eating but good. Serve them with some sweet taters, or black eyed peas and collard greens and you got some real soul food! Since I don't have a pressure cooker I do the same thing only in a crock pot. Takes longer to cook but they are tasty. I also like the looks of what dm/wolfskin made. Looks kinda like Brunswick stew.

We need an octagon here at the leatherwall.

yes, I second the quick time in the pressure cooker followed by frying. Normally once the pressure cooker starts rocking allow 3 minutes and shut down heat.

Then flour and fry (I prefer deep fryer)

I ate a lot of squirrel and fried pumpkin bloosoms as a kid. Best eats ever

Squirrel and wrabbit. Pressure cooker works fast. I don't know why I don't use it more often.

Makes the toughest meat as tender as the best cut of meat. Great for rabbit also

You can substitute the water for beer for a different taste. But I like the "meat" taste.

Like I said par cook in PC first,Then flour , salt and pepper and fry. Yum! Hunting them with a bow is great fun, but you wont get fat off them. If you want a mess of them for eating go with the 22 rifle. For fun use the bow.

Cajun style for me. Oh, spicy hot.

everythings better with bacon LOL Never tried it, but I would!

Shiloh, won that buckle this year and the IBO. Squirrel pot pie is good. Aim small miss small. Kennny.

Shilo Butts, from Ada,Ok. Aap trad shoot next weekend. Can't wait.

Toehead, That's a nice basket of bluegills. Bluegills are the best tasting fresh water fish, I don't care what anyone says. When I lived in Southeast Louisiana we caught giant 'gills in the Pearl River system. We used flyrods and had a blast. We would only keep them if they were big enough to fillet which was about 8" long. It wasn't anything to keep 100 a day. You won't find any better eating than deep fried bluegills.

dm/wolfskin,

That looks good. Can I come over and eat? I'll bring some good French bread and several bottles of wine. I've had squirrel and rabbit done "Cajun Style" and it is fine eatin'. My Cajun buddies called it "rice-n-gravy". They did them up in a giant cast iron pot. Stewed them all day in spices, onions and bell peppers but no tomatoes. It came out really dark looking. It's an old traditional Cajun recipe. Ladle it over rice and eat until you bust. Serve with some good mustard greens and a good wine its fit for a king.

This is getting a little fishy. Back to the squirrels. This is a South Carolina low country squirrel that thought I was only pig hunting. His mistake.

Dusty, will look you up. We could get a group and shoot the range together. John Ryan may be there. See you there. Kenny.

Bring that Kodiak, I want to see the cast. 1 year on recurve and trying to improve. Slowing down at 65, we could shoot 3. rounds. See tou there Dusty

Bears are hard to find around here. I'll try anything up to 60# , getting older. HILLBILLYKING, cornered the market.

I will come by your tent early. Looking forward to shooting with you. Hope John can make it. The shoot off is great.

I can pick up a few on the road tomorrow going to work if you like. 22 days till I can get after them with my bow and arrows.

Got these two with my camera this morning. There days are number if they hang around out back. mike

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